The Global Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection were developed by a panel of experts who reviewed the latest evidence on preventing SSIs. They include 29 concrete ...

The "Global Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection" include 29 recommendations from 20 of the world's leading experts who reviewed the latest evidence, and those recommendations ...

These guidelines are an invaluable tool for protecting patients." Surgical-site infections in the U.S. contribute to patients spending more than 400,000 extra days in hospital at a cost of an ...

The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) has issued a clinical practice guideline (CPG) on preventing surgical site infections ... evidence on SSI prevention in colorectal ...

A new report published Thursday by the World Health Organization, “The Global Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection,” addresses these concerns. Though the report targets ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines for preventing surgical site infections, replacing SSI prevention guidelines that were released back in 1999. The guidelines ...

This guideline covers preventing and treating surgical site infections in adults, young people and children who are having a surgical procedure involving a cut through the skin. It focuses on methods ...

Surgical site ... of Surgeons/Surgical Infection Society (ACS/SIS), and the World Health Organization (WHO), have developed comprehensive guidelines to aid in the prevention of SSIs.

A surgical site infection ... An SSI is an infection that happens after surgery in the area where the surgery was performed, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.